[URBAN NOTE] Five Montréal links: Biosphere, streetcars, Mirabel, Mount Royal Park, churches

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• The National Observer notes the challenges facing the iconic Biosphere of Montréal.


• La Presse reports on the last surviving traces of the old streetcar system of Montréal.


• HuffPostQuébec reports that, more than a half-century after the construction of the failed Mirabel airport, expropriated lands are being returned.


• CityLab reports on the reasons why a trial ban on road traffic through Mount Royal Park did not work out.


• How well-protected are the churches of Montréal against fire? CTV considers.